St. Antoine, Ile aux Grues, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Antoine, Ile aux Grues was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 586. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.102°N, 70.519°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Antoine, Ile aux Grues had a population of 586: 317 male and 269 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 586 |
| 1901 | 517 |
| 1911 | 681 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 586 total population, 317 males, 269 females, 147 married persons, 98 families, 74 married females, 73 married males, 25 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 414 single persons under 18, 234 single males under 18, 180 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 576 French Canadians, 10 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 96 houses, 96 houses built of wood, 96 occupied houses, 50 houses of 1 story, 45 houses of 2 stories, 31 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,945 pounds of homemade butter, 29,577 bushels of potatoes, 7,099 acres of land in farms, 5,301 acres of improved land in farms, 4,811 bushels of oats, 2,852 acres of farmland under crops, 2,415 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,229 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,138 tons of hay, 1,798 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,780 acres of hay crops, 1,003 bushels of spring wheat, 678 chickens, 666 bushels of rye, 535 acres of oats, 437 sheep, 375 milk cows, 248 swine, 243 acres of potatoes, 219 swine slaughtered or sold, 212 sheep slaughtered or sold, 200 other cattle, 167 geese, 161 bushels of peas, 148 acres of wheat, 130 horses aged over 3 years, 91 bushels of turnips, 77 occupants of farms, 71 cattle killed or sold, 65 ducks, 60 farm occupants who own their land, 56 bushels of barley, 43 horses aged 3 years and under, 35 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 34 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of buckwheat, 11 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 other fowl, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 acres of barley, 6 employees on farms, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 acres of turnips, 2 oxen, 2 turkeys, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC177005_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "St. Antoine, Ile aux Grues, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antoine-ile-aux-grues-qc171006-1891/.